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Ertuğrul Kürkçü - Honorary President People’s Democratic Party (HDP)

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Online

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Could Turkey be slipping back into conflict? A fragile three year peace process between the government and Kurdish militants from the PKK, the Kurdistan workers’ party, has broken down. Several Turkish soldiers and police have been killed in the past few weeks and the government blames the PKK. Zeinab Badawi talks to Turkish MP Ertuğrul Kürkçü, Honorary President of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP). What is he doing to prevent a further escalation of violence in Turkey? Show less

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